Major rescue operation as boat carrying 100 migrants capsizes in English Channel – with 10 fighting for life

A MAJOR rescue operation has been launched after a boat containing at least 100 migrants capsized in the Channel.

Around 10 people are understood to be in a critical condition after the boat “got into difficulty”, French authorities say.

Reuters

An inflatable dinghy carrying migrants makes its way towards England earlier this month[/caption]

Olivier Barbarin, Le Portel mayor, told France 3: “Around 10 people in cardio-respiratory arrest”.

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